SQL Server 2019 Standard edition receives Enterprise security, deployment, and performance features that could help reduce cost for small applications with high-security needs.
SQL Server 2019 continues support for SQL Server 2008 and 2008 R2 databases, which could ease migration to SQL Server 2019 and help customers extend the life of older applications.
SQL Server 2019 Big Data Clusters is a new deployment option that stores and analyzes unstructured data on its own, but it has limits and requires Kubernetes on Linux.
Roadmap for Project Server software for managing project schedules and resource data, reporting time and status, and analyzing an organization's projects.